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Sirens sound in the Upper Galilee following an apparent Hezbollah rocket attack from Lebanon. The Times of Israel writes this. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) say that the details are being investigated. This is the first time sirens have sounded in Israel for over a day.

Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travelled to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee for consultations with a group of technical experts who could play a role in the nuclear negotiations with Iran. Axios reveals. "This meeting in Oak Ridge does not mean that an agreement will be reached, but it is a signal that the negotiations are at a very serious stage and that there is a good chance of concluding it and we want to be prepared," an official explained.

The Iranian national team players involved in the World Cup have been granted visas to enter the United States. This was reported by a White House official to Reuters. The Iranian ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh, had said last night that the team had not yet received US visas, only ten days before their first match in Los Angeles.

A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is ruled out. This was stated by Iranian Supreme Guide Mojtaba Khamenei's advisor Mohsen Rezaei in an exclusive interview with CNN in Tehran. Avoiding answering a question about the health of Khamenei, who was injured in the 28 February raid in which his father Ali Khamenei was killed, and his role in Iran's decision-making process, on a possible meeting with Trump Rezai said: ''This will not happen. ''This will not happen, right now we are in the first stage of negotiations and Mr Trump has blocked them. This will not happen,'' Rezai said. In recent days Trump has said that he and Khamenei "seem to get along well" and that he would be "honoured" to meet him.

Between Iran and the United States ''negotiations are at an impasse'' and it is up to US President Donald ''Trump to unblock the situation''. This was stated by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's adviser Mohsen Rezaei in an exclusive interview with CNN in Tehran. ''The ball is in Trump's court,'' he said, explaining that Iran has demanded the release of $12 billion of frozen Iranian funds as soon as an agreement is signed with the US, and another $12 billion at a later stage. ''If he (Trump, ed) wants to reach an agreement with Iran, the $24 billion is a test of trust that Iran wants to have: it is a test that America must pass and the way will be open,'' Rezaei said. "This is our money, not America's money," he stressed. Rezaei then warned that Iran will "drag the war" beyond the Persian Gulf if the US resumes the conflict. "We will give another dimension to the war by attacking more American bases than we have attacked so far," he said, adding however that "the possibility of war is low".

Israel allegedly secretly deployed elite military and intelligence units in Azerbaijan, as well as several other countries in the Middle East and Horn of Africa, to conduct clandestine operations against Iran during the war. This was reported by CNN. This network of secret bases would have allowed the Israeli army to encircle Iran from the north, west, and south, extending its range by hundreds of kilometres in support of operations against Tehran.

According to CNN, several dozen Israeli military personnel, including members of the special forces, search and rescue units, and Mossad agents, operated from sites in southern Azerbaijan, near the border with Iran. These locations were allegedly used for intelligence missions, drone operations and possible rescue operations for Israeli pilots. Azerbaijan rejected these reports, calling them 'baseless'.

Russia's proposal to import enriched uranium from Iran remains on the table, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today.

'Our proposals (for the import of enriched uranium from Iran, ed) are on the table. If the parties involved in the conflict come to the conclusion that it is a good proposal, welcome; if not, we will simply monitor the situation and, as far as possible, intervene to mitigate its severity,' Putin said at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Russia has not supplied weapons to Iran and Tehran has not requested them, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today.

"Iran has not asked us for anything in this regard and we have not supplied weapons to Iran," Putin said during his speech at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

"The allegations contained in an article published on 5 June on the website of the CNN World news channel, concerning the alleged use of Azerbaijani territory for military or intelligence operations against Iran and the alleged deployment of Israeli forces on Azerbaijani territory, are completely unfounded and we firmly reject them." This is according to a note from the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan after the US broadcaster's indiscretions. "The allegations contained in the article in question have been repeatedly denied by Azerbaijan and this position was officially communicated to the editorial staff in advance, in response to CNN's request," the statement adds, "publishing allegations based on anonymous sources and ignoring Azerbaijan's official position without providing concrete evidence contradicts the principles of objectivity, impartiality and professional ethics of journalism."

The United States announced new sanctions against an international network accused of exporting hundreds of millions of dollars of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of Iranian origin to Asia, disguising its origin and circumventing Washington's restrictive measures.

The measures were taken by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and target individuals, companies and ships that, according to Washington, used front companies in the United Arab Emirates and China, foreign accounts and the so-called Iranian 'shadow fleet' to move cargo.

The US Central Command denied an attack by Iran against its ships. "Iranian forces have NOT attacked or opened fire against US Navy warships," reads a Centcom post on X. "Such action would constitute a serious breach of the ceasefire. US forces continue to operate freely in the waters of the region, while ensuring the full implementation of the ongoing blockade against Iran," it stressed.

The US Indo-Pacific Command (Indo-Pacom) announced that US forces intercepted the stateless and sanctioned ship M/T Davina in the Indian Ocean overnight.

"We will continue our global maritime operations to dismantle illicit networks and intercept ships providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate," the US Indo-Pacific Command said in a message posted on X.

The leader of the Shia Hezbollah militia, Naim Qassem, 'does not represent the Lebanese people', Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in an interview with CNN.

'Although curing our illnesses is an important request, we would at least have asked the Iranian authorities to reduce the physical pressure and psychological torture we are subjected to in captivity, if not completely then at least in part'. This was stated by Reza Valizadeh, in a phone call from the notorious Iranian prison in Evin, where the Iranian American journalist has been imprisoned for a year, the recording of which was obtained by Cbsnews. Referring to three other American citizens locked up in the Tehran prison, Valizadeh states that the group "suffers from various illnesses and we are denied any real medical assistance". Cbsnews reports that the State Department believes six American citizens are being held in Iran.

The Iranian Navy announced that it had fired 'warning shots' at two US destroyers in the Sea of Oman, forcing them to leave the area and head towards the Indian Ocean. The operation was conducted with Qadir missiles and Shahed drones against the Ddg-103 and Ddg-87.

A source close to the Iranian negotiating team dismissed the report that Tehran had agreed to transfer part of its enriched uranium stockpile to a third country, calling it inaccurate. The source told the Fars news agency that no agreement had been reached on the transfer abroad of any part of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.

"Overnight, US forces conducted a maritime interception and boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT DAVINA, located in the Indian Ocean within the US Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility." The US command itself writes this on X, stressing that its forces "will continue global maritime law enforcement operations to dismantle illicit networks and intercept vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate". "International waters cannot be used as a shield by sanctioned entities. The War Department will continue to deny illicit actors and their ships freedom to manoeuvre in the maritime domain," the post concludes. In recent months, US forces have intercepted numerous merchant ships and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean.

The United Nations has more than doubled its call for aid to Lebanon, which has been hard hit by Israel's war against Hezbollah, saying that nearly $640 million would be needed in six months. "The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon is severe and worsening," says Ocha, the UN humanitarian agency, in an appeal for the country. "Repeated forced displacement, inadequate shelter and poor prospects for safe return are exacerbating their vulnerability," reads the report, which also warns that "affected people are rapidly exhausting their adaptive capacities and essential services are under increasing pressure." In March, the UN appealed for USD 308 million to support the massive emergency response led by the Lebanese government until the end of May.

The Global Sumud Land (Gsl) Convoy activists detained at a 'secret site' in Libya are on their fourth day of hunger and thirst strike as 'their health conditions plummet'. The 11 also include Italian citizens Domenico Centrone and Leonarda Alberizia. To date, the health conditions of the striking volunteers 'are deteriorating rapidly. Several fainting episodes were reported yesterday, affecting the female delegates in particular.

Despite the severity of the physical deterioration, the Libyan authorities - reads a Gsf note - continue to deny any independent medical monitoring. No external medical team has been authorised to visit the detainees.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement, spoke today for the first time about the possibility of the movement's withdrawal from the south of the country should Israel withdraw from Lebanon and a global ceasefire be reached. "I accept Hezbollah's withdrawal from the south of the Litani River in parallel with Israel's withdrawal," as well as a "comprehensive and unconditional" ceasefire, Berri, who serves as an intermediary with Hezbollah, said in a statement.

- On the sidelines of a meeting with journalists in Aosta, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani strongly condemned the latest attack on Kuwait City's international airport, expressing sympathy for all the victims and their families.

"These attacks are totally unacceptable and go against all attempts to pacify and stabilise the region. It is imperative to avoid any further escalation. I appeal to Iran to choose the path of dialogue and negotiation. Only through de-escalation, with full respect for the sovereignty of states and international law, will it be possible to build a lasting peace,' said Minister Tajani. The holder of the Farnesina reiterated Italia's full solidarity and the Italian government's closeness to the Kuwaiti leadership and people. "Italia is ready to contribute to the security of the Gulf region, but I insist: peace can only be achieved through negotiation, we must return to politics," he concluded.

The UN warns of the risk of a global food crisis if the war in the Middle East continues.

The scenario of an unprecedented worsening of global food insecurity in the event of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East is becoming a reality, the UN warns. In March, two weeks after the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that nearly 45 million more people could be affected by severe food insecurity if the conflict did not end by June and if oil prices remained above $100 per barrel.

The number of people killed in Israeli raids in Lebanon has risen to 12 in just a few hours, according to the Ministry of Health in Beirut. The governmental news agency NNA reports that the seven killed overnight in the coastal city of Tyre are added to the five killed, three of them in Jwaya (Tyre district), one in Kfardunin (Tyre) and one in Burj Qalawiye (Nabatiye).

At least seven people died in overnight Israeli attacks on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, a civil defence source told Afp. An attack near the Jabal Amel hospital, according to the same source left four people dead and seven wounded, also causing minor damage to the health facility. Another attack killed three people and injured five others, including two children.

During the war with Iran, Israel secretly deployed elite military and intelligence units in Azerbaijan, as part of a network of clandestine sites throughout the Middle East, to facilitate operations against Iran. This was reported by four sources familiar with the matter, CNN writes exclusively.

The forces operated from different locations in southern Azerbaijan, two of the sources said, close to the northern border with Iran and, at the closest point, only 95 kilometres from the Iranian city of Tabriz, which was hit by Israel during the war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a cabinet meeting with government ministers, said he will not put the latest version of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon to a vote until Hezbollah accepts its terms. Ynet reports. The ministers, criticising the fragile ceasefire, demanded that it be put to a government vote. Netanyahu, however, refused to call a vote, telling the ministers that "at the moment there is no agreement" because Hezbollah has refused to accept its terms. "Hezbollah opposes it, so I will not make a decision," he said.

There is no water in Gaza. The latest testimony comes from Caritas Jerusalem, which denounces a water crisis that has reached "dramatic levels" and explains that "years of damage to infrastructure have led to the collapse of wells, water networks and desalination plants, making what once sustained life unreliable or unsafe". The population, especially the most fragile, pays the price.

The report released by Sir, the press agency linked to the Italian Episcopal Conference, tells of children 'travelling long distances with empty containers, while families try to divide the available water between essential needs, often aware that it is not drinkable'. According to the latest assessment of the World Health Organisation, the average amount of fresh, clean water available to Gazawis every day is between 3 and 6 litres when the minimum amount per person should be 15.

An 18-year-old died and 16 others were injured in an IDF attack on a tent housing displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, this morning. This was reported by Palestinian media, reported by the Times of Israel. There was no immediate comment from the IDF.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been unable to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities affected by last June's war. This is according to a confidential agency report distributed to member states and viewed by the Associated Press. The IAEA reported that it could not "provide any information on the current size, composition or location of Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, nor determine whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities." The agency warned that it was 'unable to fulfil its safeguards responsibilities' under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement, adding that it was 'imperative and urgent' that Tehran comply with its obligations under that treaty.

The port of Al-Fahal in Oman has halted crude oil loading operations following an explosion near the docks, probably caused by a drone attack. Ynet News reports this, citing Reuters.

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04 June 2026

The United States does not need any agreement to obtain Iranian enriched uranium, President Donald Trump said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al Sabah. Rubio, reports a State Department memo, reiterated "the United States' commitment to Kuwait's security, to ensuring that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon, and to restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz".

The Secretary of State "also condemned Iran's outrageous and unacceptable attacks on Kuwait's international airport and other parts of the country, expressing condolences for the victims and those injured. We stand by the Kuwaiti people at this difficult time'.

Donald Trump would feel 'honoured' to meet with Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The US president said he would do so should an agreement be reached to end the four-month-long US-Iran war. "If we were to reach an agreement, it is possible for me to meet him," he said. "That would be fine with me," the tycoon said while answering reporters' questions in the Oval Office. Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed Iran's Supreme Guide after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the first day of fighting. Trump said that although the joint US-Israeli attacks resulted in the death of his father and other members of his family, he expects the latter to prove to be a 'professional' when it comes to the meeting. "In certain circles, he actually enjoys a very good reputation," Trump noted. (

- US President Donald Trump declared today that the US will win in the conflict with Iran, 'one way or another, whether on paper or militarily'.

"We're going to win on paper or we're going to win militarily, one way or the other," Trump told the press, reiterating that "a big part of the agreement is about them not being able to have nuclear weapons and the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz."

If Iran kills American soldiers, it crosses the red line and would be a good reason to resume the war, said US President, Donald Trump. "It would be a good reason. I'm honest with you," he said, in the Oval Office of the White House to reporters asking him questions. "If they killed American soldiers, I would do it very quickly. That's a very interesting question,' he said after saying yesterday that a deal could be reached over the weekend, and after Tehran contradicted him by pointing out that there is 'no meaningful process' in place.